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Jeter's Next Big Swing

"I don't miss playings," says the retired Yankee, as the press-shy captain leads website The Players' Tribune, where DeAndre Jordan and Tiger Woods break news (sorry, ESPN) and backers are betting on a media home run

Among the new titles on offer are Red 2 (available before its Tuesday DVD release), 2 Guns and Fast & Furious 6. Recent hits like Despicable Me, The Hunger Games, Bridesmaids, Ted, The Expendables and the Twilight series are also available, as are older titles like the Back to the Future trilogy, Dirty Dancing, E.T., Apocalypse Now and Jaws. Films cost $10.99 to $12.99 for standard definition and $14.99 to $16.99 for HD.

Customers can purchase the titles from their on-demand menu or online at xfinity.com/store and watch their new movies or shows on TV through Xfinity On Demand, online via the website or with the Xfinity On Demand Purchases app for iOS and Android. And titles that are downloaded to computers or the mobile apps can be viewed when the user's device is offline.

Currently Verizon, which has roughly five million subscribers through its FiOS service, is the only other pay TV company selling movies digitally. Dish Network is considering a similar offering, The Wall Street Journal reported last week.